Which of the Following Is the Best Definition of Synergy

question 83

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best definition of synergy?

• A) Combinations of firms that have been joined by merger, consolidation, or acquisition.
• B) A public offer by one firm to directly buy the shares from another firm.
• C) The positive incremental net gain associated with the combination of two firms through a merger or acquisition.
• D) Agreement between firms to cooperate in pursuit of a joint goal.
• E) Corporate takeover bid communicated to the shareholders through a stock exchange.

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Definitions:

Nuclear Weapons

Explosive devices whose destructive potential derives from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion, capable of causing massive destruction.

Soviet Union

Formerly the largest country in the world by area, encompassing multiple republics under a communist government, influential in 20th-century global politics, economy, and culture before its dissolution.

Cuba

An island country in the Caribbean known for its significant history, music, and cigars.

Iron Curtain

A term used to describe the division between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions, symbolizing the ideological conflict and physical boundary separating them during the Cold War.